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Sunday, August 02, 2015

Players Association representatives found themselves in the middle of collectors' paradise when they traveled to the Chicago area this week to take part in The National Sports Collectors Convention.More»

Players Association executive director Tony Clark recognized Curt Flood's courageous and selfless stand for free agency as the embodiment of the players' fraternity's commitments to the game and each other.More»

Madison Bumgarner, who earned the World Series MVP with one of the greatest postseason pitching performances of all time, has stayed hot both on and off the field this season. His Majestic name-and-number jersey led all player jersey sales at the MLB.com shop through the All-Star Game.More»

If you're a graduate or law student aspiring to a career in advancing and protecting workers' rights, you may want to consider applying for the Major League Baseball Players Trust's 2016 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies.More»

The Players Trust held its third annual midseason golf tournament July 15 at Coldstream Country Club in Cincinnati, and, as usual, a host of charities doing great work in their communities were the big winners.More»

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association will use the game's greatest resources -- its players and former players -- in a new North American initiative to grow youth engagement and participation within the game.More»

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce and former Reds All-Star Eric Davis are teaming up to co-host the third annual Players Trust All Star Golf Tournament at Coldstream Country Club in Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 15 -- the day after the Queen City hosts the 86th MLB All-Star Game.More»

The Players Trust soaked in the California sunshine last week while participating in a series of events on the West Coast, starting with Buses for Baseball in San Francisco followed by back-to-back City Clinics in the Bay Area and Anaheim.More»

Nationals players Aaron Barrett, Craig Stammen and Michael Taylor joined Action Team high school volunteers this week to give a fresh coat of paint to a playground that serves an apartment complex for low-income families.More»

MLBPA executive director Tony Clark believes baseball can be a transformative experience in a young person's life. That's why he led a group of active and former players to West Baltimore on Saturday to honor the James Mosher Baseball youth league, which was founded in 1960 and is among the country's oldest continuously operating African-American youth leagues.More»

The first Buses for Baseball event of the 2015 season kicked off on Thursday, June 4, at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, when 50 individuals from Rae's Hope, a local Dallas based charity, were treated to an unforgettable day at the ballpark as the personal guests of the Players Trust and Rangers players.More»

A little rain didn't dampen a fun-filled morning of baseball for a group of autistic children who received instruction and encouragement from a group of Red Sox and Twins players as part of the Players Trust's City Clinics program.More»

Robinson Cano is bringing Latin flair and A-list celebrities to his fundraiser in Seattle on the evening of Wednesday, June 3. The All-Star second baseman is hosting "Canoche" -- a night with Cano and friends that will have a Latin supper club feel -- at the city's Paramount Theater to benefit his RC22 Foundation.More»

Six Yankees players -- Chris Martin, Andrew Miller, John Ryan Murphy, Alex Rodriguez, Chasen Shreve and Chase Whitley -- converged at the Harlem RBI field in New York as the Players Trust hosted a heartfelt City Clinic for more than 50 kids from the NYC Autism Charter School.More»

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce and former Reds All-Star Eric Davis are teaming up to co-host the third annual Players Trust All Star Golf Tournament at Coldstream Country Club in Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 15.More»

Through its partnership with Physicians for Peace, the Players Trust is transforming the lives of impoverished populations in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Philippines by funding programs that help train, support and empower healthcare professionals.More»

Major League Baseball players will award $2,000 college scholarships to 20 outstanding high school students in recognition of their dedication to community service and tireless efforts to encourage others to get involved with causes they believe in, the Major League Baseball Players Trust announced today.More»

Michael Cuddyer will donate $250 to Montero Medical Missions for each home run he hits in 2015, and he invites fans to join the cause. The Mets left fielder, a member of the Montero Medical Mission's international advisory board, announced the initiative -- the Home Runs for Humanity Challenge -- at a fundraising event this past fall.More»

Jerome Williams is juggling a number of glove interests this season. The 33-year-old right-hander from Hawaii asked his glove manufacturer, Woodz, to produce gloves for him in pink, green, gold, purple and baby blue, each representative of a different cancer for which he hopes to raise awareness.More»